James A. Baker
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Practice Areas
Criminal Litigation(85%); Traffic Violations; Misdemeanors; Driving While Intoxicated; Felonies; Death Penalty Defense; Residential Real Estate(5%); General Practice(10%)
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Admitted
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1981, New York; 1984, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York; 1987, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York
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Law School
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Cornell University, J.D.
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College
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State University of New York at Buffalo, B.A., summa cum laude, English Literature/Spanish Literature, 1976
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Member
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Tompkins County and New York State Bar Associations; New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; New York State Defender's Association.
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Biography
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Chairman, Tompkins County Criminal Justice Association, 1992-1994. Town Attorney, Locke, New York, 1992-1999. Village Attorney, Village of Moravia, New York, 1992-2006.
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Born
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Rochester, New York, June 6, 1954
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Languages
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Spanish
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Reported Cases
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People v. Johnson, 81 N.Y. 2d 980; Jane PP v. Paul QQ, 65 N.Y. 2d 994 and 64 N.Y. 2d 15; Brown v. Skalwold, 228 A.D. 2d 749; Commissioner of Social Services of Chemung County o/b/o Rynkowski v. Pronti, 227 A.D. 2d 705; Zimmer v. Town Bd. of Town of Locke, 226 A.D. 2d 1117; People v. Vann, 216 A.D. 2d 599; People v. Prentice, 208 A.D. 2d 1064; Vann v. Friedlander, 170 A.D. 2d 782; People v. Reagin, 148 A.D. 2d 854; People v. Swartz, 130 A.D. 2d 288; People v. Harding, 101 A.D. 2d 221; People v. Andrews, 170 Misc 2d 67.
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ISLN
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909298232
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